flora
Flora nods with mock solemnity, as if imparting sacred wisdom. "Most inns and brothels have a big stash of it too," she says, flicking her fingers in the vague direction of the shoreline. "Comes in handy when the night gets...ambitious."
As Niki details his run-in with Sunjata, she fixes him with an affectionately skeptical stare, one elbow braced on the table and her chin resting in her hand. The truth ring on her finger isn’t heating, but that doesn’t stop her from narrowing her eyes like she’s catching him in the middle of some elaborate fib. "SureJan, sure," she drawls, lips curving into a grin. "Just being polite." A beat passes before her grin sharpens. "Did you know he’s my step-dad?"
His opinion on Jack earns another nod, slower this time, the kind that hides how much she wants to take it at face value. On the surface, it’s exactly what she wanted to hear; beneath, she knows better. Someone would get hurt—her—when sex with Jack tipped into wanting more, but for now she doesn’t see (or care to see) any reason to stop.
She tears off a bite of fish, the banana leaf crackling under her fingers, and mumbles around it, "Since I snagged the rose from the masquerade, I’m gonna plant it up in the Cordillera." Swallowing, she tilts her head at him, brows raised in invitation. "Don’t suppose I can tempt you to come along...?"
As Niki details his run-in with Sunjata, she fixes him with an affectionately skeptical stare, one elbow braced on the table and her chin resting in her hand. The truth ring on her finger isn’t heating, but that doesn’t stop her from narrowing her eyes like she’s catching him in the middle of some elaborate fib. "Sure
His opinion on Jack earns another nod, slower this time, the kind that hides how much she wants to take it at face value. On the surface, it’s exactly what she wanted to hear; beneath, she knows better. Someone would get hurt—her—when sex with Jack tipped into wanting more, but for now she doesn’t see (or care to see) any reason to stop.
She tears off a bite of fish, the banana leaf crackling under her fingers, and mumbles around it, "Since I snagged the rose from the masquerade, I’m gonna plant it up in the Cordillera." Swallowing, she tilts her head at him, brows raised in invitation. "Don’t suppose I can tempt you to come along...?"
I hold my breath just a little bit longer
halfway out the door but it won't close
halfway out the door but it won't close
